This application emphasizes the ability of UT Southwestern group of investigators from the Departments of Urology and Urogynecology and their sub-contractor at North Texas Center for Urinary Control in Ft. Worth, TX to prospectively recruit a large cohort of women candidates, including ethnic minority women, for urinary incontinence surgery and follow them prospectively post-surgery. The five sites selected for participation in the Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network represent the most active, productive, and respected treatment centers for urinary incontinence in the current Dallas/Ft. Worth """"""""market."""""""" In addition to this unique grouping of talents and resources, the strengths of this application stem from: 1) broad clinical and surgical experience of the investigators with established reputations in female urology and urogynecology; 2) specialized and fully-dedicated patient care facilities with state-of-the-art urodynamic equipment and adjunctive modalities such as biofeedback; 3) well organized, efficient, and experienced clinical trial offices with documented on-going leadership in recruitment and retention of subjects through highly qualified, technical and administrative staff; 4) full institutional and multi-departmental support for the proposed program; 5) established collaborative relationship between the investigators in each sub-specialty; 6) recognized experience of the Principal investigator (PI) and most co-investigators in multi-centric cooperative projects; 7) close proximity and easy access to computerized database to ensure complete and timely transmission and management of all study data; and finally 8) a balanced budget encouraging the full participation of all five sites. This unique compilation of skill, experience, and facilities should contribute to a large enrollment of ethnically diverse women with urinary incontinence suitable for this trial.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01DK060395-02
Application #
6524633
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDK1-GRB-4 (M2))
Program Officer
Kusek, John W
Project Start
2001-09-01
Project End
2005-06-30
Budget Start
2002-09-01
Budget End
2003-06-30
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$107,991
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Texas Sw Medical Center Dallas
Department
Urology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Dallas
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
75390
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